The short story market is one of the hardest to break into. There are thousands of well-known writers pumping out short fiction, and thousands more just like you, struggling to get themselves published for the first time. But there are several things you can do to set yourself apart from the rest and start working […]
You’re going to write a book, sell it, become rich and famous. You’ll need an Editor willing to read it and be sufficiently inspired to offer you a contract.
How do you set about convincing him/her to take a chance and publish your book? Most of you will try. Most will fail, and wonder why! The […]
Every week, editors and book agents, receive many first-time authors’ manuscripts for review purposes. Some authors want them to read their manuscript and give them a complete written report while others simply want them to look at their manuscript and see if the possibility exists that they can help them to publish it as a […]
Sitting by the fireside in the cold desert night, the sky above him pitch black and mysteriously void of stars, he reflected on who he was and what he might have been and the history of the troubled times that were unfolding all around him.
His name was Chief Joseph. Possibly the greatest of the […]
The young man stood on the steps of the library, waiting for it to open.
The librarians, three elderly ladies sedately dressed and whispering even amongst themselves, came at the appointed hour, unlocked the door, and went in.
Ten minutes later, after completing their opening ritual, they decided to open the door five minutes earlier to let […]
The Martian stood in the open field surrounded by the best government artillery pointed at his head and chest and back.
The infantry troops formed a circle around him.
Up above, fighter jets waited for the word to launch a missile right into the corn field if necessary.
Unaware of the hostile force that had greeted […]
RTD2, who actually liked to call himself “Artie De True” after the humor circuit had been added to his metallic cranium, stopped by the computer lab on his way to work at the Infinite Robotics Factory.
His friend, Random Bytes, a new flat screen, completely automated psychological responsive unit was not busy and had time to […]
Your story, be it novel, short story or novelette, is finished. Or is it? Before you send it to a publisher, check firstly that your story makes sense!
Maybe you read my article about The Final Draft. Well, before you reach that stage there’s this one to go through. It can be hard and you need […]
No matter how fantastic the short story you have written may be, without a catchy title the chances are good that an editor will not read it. The title is the most important part of the story as this is what first captures the reader’s attention.
A good title should grab the reader and make them […]
After my spaceship had landed on Antichronous and I had spent a good deal of time amongst the enlightened inhabitants, I also lost track of time.
Like earth, the planet rotates around the sun and time can be measured. And the people are certainly clever enough to create measuring devices for time, from watches to […]
